18 books like The ghost

What to read after The ghost — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Russians Among Us Gordon Corera · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime with this book.

Spy David Wise · 2002 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the "worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history"--and how he was finally caught in an incredible gambit by U.S. intelligence.David Wise, the nation's leading espionage writer, has called on his unique knowledge and… Shares Espionage, Intelligence officers, United States, True Crime

Fixing the Spy Machine Arthur S. Hulnick · 1999 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime with this book.

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of… Shares Biography & Memoir, History

Last Yakuza Jake Adelstein · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares True Crime, Biography & Memoir with this book.

Presidents for Kids

Presidents for Kids Presidents For Kids · 2025 Shares United States, Biography & Memoir with this book.

Armed and Dangerous Douglas Century · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From the New York Times bestselling author of Under and Alone comes an intimate and riveting account of federal law-enforcement agent William Queen's relentless hunt for one of America's most cold-blooded criminals.As an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, William Queen must tackle a number of challenging cases, including going undercover to investigate a group of violent… Shares Officials and employees, United States, True Crime, Biography & Memoir

US covert operations and Cold War strategy Sarah-Jane Corke · 2007 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Based on recently declassified documents, this book provides the first examination of the Truman Administration's decision to employ covert operations in the Cold War...In this volume, the author looks at three central questions: Why were these types of operations adopted? Why were they conducted in such as haphazard manner? And, why, once it became clear that they were not working, did the… Shares Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime

The Osterman Weekend Robert Ludlum · 1972 · ★ 3.5 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares United States. Central Intelligence Agency, United States with this book.

The Lost Girls

The Lost Girls Allison Brennan · 2016 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate FBI agent Lucy Kincaid and her mentor, Special Agent Noah Armstrong, investigate a black market baby ring with ties to human trafficking, and Lucy's fiancé faces a difficult choice when the son he never knew he had goes missing. Shares Employees, Officials and employees, United States

East German foreign intelligence Kristie Macrakis · 2009 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "We have assembled an international group of scholars to examine East German foreign intelligence as a historical problem in the intelligence areas of: politics, scientific-technical and military intelligence and counter-intelligence. Themes and topics that run through the volume include the espionage wars; the relationship to the KGB; the successes and failures of the BND… Shares Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime

The laughing monsters Denis Johnson · 2014 · ★ 3.2 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "A literary spy thriller set in Africa, where an intelligence agent is caught up in a get rich quick scheme"-- Shares Employees, Officials and employees, Intelligence service

The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid Pat Garrett · 2008 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Light Hankering for a mostly true tale about the hard-living desperadoes who inhabited America's desert Southwest in the mid-1800s? This biography of the ill-fated gunslinger Billy, the Kid was written by Pat Garrett, the sheriff who shot Billy down. Although some historians now question the veracity of some of the self-aggrandizing bluster Garrett and his ghostwriter included in the book, The… Shares True Crime, Biography & Memoir

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Transcription Kate Atkinson · 2018 · ★ 3.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate BBC radio producer Juliet Armstrong finds herself targeted by dangerous individuals from her past as a World War II espionage monitor for MI5. Shares Officials and employees, Espionage, Intelligence service

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist Roger Z. George · 2005 · 596p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Shares Espionage, Political science, United States, True Crime with this book.

Separating fools from their money Scott B. MacDonald · 2006 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Espionage, United States, True Crime, History with this book.

Improving Intelligence Analysis Stephen Marrin · 2011 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime with this book.

The last American vampire Seth Grahame-Smith · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "The follow-up to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter--a sweeping, alternate history of 20th Century America as seen through the eyes of vampire Henry Sturges. He is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of his friend Abraham Lincoln's shocking death. It will be an expansive journey that will first send him to England for an unexpected encounter with Jack the Ripper, then to New York City for the… Shares United States, History

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